Hurried

God is not hurried along in the Time-stream of this universe any more than an author is hurried along in the imaginary time of his his own novel. He has infinite attention for each of us.

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Verse of the Day

"Is not My word like fire?" declares the LORD, "and like a hammer which shatters a rock?"
-Jeremiah 23:29, NASB

God's Will

Specific examples of God's will from 1 Thessalonians 5:112-27.

1. Appreciate/Acknowledge those who diligently labor among you (v.12)
2. Esteem them very highly in love (v.13)
3. Live in peace with one another (v.13)
4. Admonish the unruly (v.14)
5. Encourage the fainthearted (v.14)
6. Help the weak (v.14)
7. Be patient with everyone (v.14)
8. See to it that no one repays evil for evil (v.15)
9. Always seek after that which is good for one another and all people (v.15)
10. Rejoice always (v.16)
11. Pray without ceasing (v.17)
12. In everything give thanks (v.18)
13. Do not quench the Spirit (v.19)
14. Do not despise prophetic utterances (v.20)
15. Examine everything carefully (v.21)
16. Hold fast to that which is good (v.21)
17. Abstain from every form of evil (v.22)
18. Pray for us (v.25)
19. Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss (v.25)
20. Have this letter read to all the brethren (v.27)

I AM WHO I AM

Just a thought: What does it say about God that when Moses asks for His name (Exodus 3:13) God simply says "I AM WHO I AM"? You can come up with all sorts of magnificent titles and descriptions for God and His attributes, but He chose to go by "I AM" instead.

Distinguished

Most men will content themselves and quiet their consciences by avoiding the more gross acts of sin, by avoiding an outward gratification of lusts; but it becomes Christians to distinguish themselves here, and avoid sinning so much as in their thoughts, not to indulge any lust so much as in their imagination.

-Jonathan Edwards, Christians A Chosen Generation, A Royal Priesthood

I fix my eyes ahead.

Prepare in urgency to race
Casting off the wieght that burdens me
I cannot dare to force the pace
Marathon for life the road I face

Commited
determined
My gaze is set on finishing

I’m straining to extend my lead
With every evil chasing me
One day, one hour, every step

I know
I know
I fix
my eyes
Ahead

Straining on to run without remorse
Casting off mistakes that came before
In my mind I see a hallowed door
Open arm embrace, I’m reaching for...

Just like a breeze is passing me
My stammers, a distant memory
We cannot afford a glance to see
What’s gaining or what is history

-The Black Brigade, Project 86, Picket Fence Cartel

Who do I belong to?

Who do I belong To?
Not Earth
Not world
Not Evil
Not mortals
Not wretches
Not horrors

Who do I belong to?
Unchanging
Unbreaking
Unfailing
Creator
Immortal
Eternal

-To Sand We Return, Project 86, Picket Fence Cartel